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Inflation: Comparing Trump and Biden...

Democrats hope to press the "affordability" issue in this year's midterm election season, but there's one potentially glaring problem for them, as illustrated by our friends at Unleash Prosperity... Biden Versus Trump on Inflation

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
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The Facts About the Failed Times Square Bomber: Why the Liberal Establishment Can’t Face Reality
By Ashton Ellis
Wednesday, May 12 2010
The more we learn about failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, the stranger the initial reporting about him becomes.  The liberals’ rush to downplay any possible connections to Islam and label him a “homegrown” terrorist were blatant attempts to freeze the story before the truth was known.  Now, the facts about Shahzad are showing a liberal establishment that can’t face a reality it created.  First there was New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg dismissing the then-unknown suspect as “a mentally deranged person or somebody with a political agenda who…
 
I Read the News Today, Oh Boy!
“German anger at the 750 billion Euro Greek bailout is swelling as world markets slid after initial…
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Five Good Ideas from Conservative U.S. Senate Candidates
Mike Lee has an idea.  Actually, to put a finer point on it, the Utah Republican who hopes to claim…
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The Country – Not the GOP – is Moving to the Right
Liberal journalists (but I repeat myself) – a fraternity for whom indignation is proof of sentience…
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Democrats Exempt Big Labor Benefactors from Legislation Abridging Freedom of Speech
“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right…
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Who Is Kris Kobach and Why Should Proponents of Illegal Immigration Fear Him?
Once again, a bright conservative attorney is proving the virtue of careful attention to detail. …
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The Government War on the American Diet
“My body, my choice” worked for abortion advocates, but that does not seem to apply to the…
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Obama’s Big Fat Greek Bailout
Amusing entertainment news this week comes out of Britain, where Deadline London reports an upcoming…
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Praising Arizona
Wouldn’t you know it?  Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s ink is hardly dry on Arizona’s…
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The Long, Silent Surrender to Radical Islam
“ … To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence…
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Crony Capitalism Looms Large Over Pennsylvania Special Election to Replace John Murtha
As with any contested race, there are plenty of differences between Republican Tim Burns and Democrat…
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Notable Quote   
 
"The U.S. has been running a real-time experiment on two approaches to criminal justice: the Biden-era emphasis on social justice versus the Trump administration's embrace of traditional law and order. The results are now in.The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported this morning that felony violent crime fell 25% in 2025. Rape declined 13%, robbery fell 27%, and aggravated assault dropped…[more]
 
 
— John R. Lott Jr., RealClearInvestigations
 
Liberty Poll   

Considering the exceptionally hostile mid-term elections rhetoric and activity, does that make you at all reluctant to vote in person?